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...or such as it was imagined to be. This revival, later boosted greatly by [[Queen Victoria]]'s enthusiam for it, included the beginnings of the Highland games as we n

...ompleted in 1873 and, on 24 May, Alexandra Palace and Park was opened by [[Queen Victoria]]. Only sixteen days later the palace was destoyed by fire, killing three m

...s literature written in English in the British Isles during the reign of [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]. Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. Around that time, [[Thomas Carlyle|Carlyle]],

..., who was a great granddaughter of [[George III]] and a second cousin of [[Queen Victoria]].

...ty.</ref> In 1883, the name became the Royal Meteorological Society when [[Queen Victoria]] granted the privilege of adding 'Royal' to the name. Consolidation with

* Arnstein, Walter L. ''Queen Victoria'' (2003), 254pp; compact biography by leading scholar [http://www.amazon.co * Homans, Margaret. '' Royal Representations: Queen Victoria and British Culture, 1837-1876'' (1998)

| title = The ancestry of her majesty queen Victoria, and of his royal highness prince Albert.

...oet [[W.B. Yeats]] in his writings.</ref> and organised protests against [[Queen Victoria]]s last visit to Ireland, in 1900. In 1899 he created the radical separatis

| [[Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany]] || 1870s || [[Queen Victoria]]'s youngest son<ref name=LeopoldYoungestSon/> | title=Prince Leopold: The Untold Story of Queen Victoria's Youngest Son

...Albert (1864-92), he became second in line to the throne after his father. Queen Victoria made him Duke of York and (July 1893) he married Princess Mary of Teck (186

...ord Stanley of Victoria, was appointed by [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] as [[Governor General of Canada]] on [[June 11]], 1888, he and his family

The eldest son of Frederick I/III and Victoria, daughter of [[Queen Victoria]], Wilhelm was born on 27 January 1859. He was related to many royal figure

...e|Monarchy|the United Kingdom}}</td><td>[[Henry VIII]]; [[Elizabeth I]]; [[Queen Victoria]]</td>

...oughout the U.K., and subscriptions were promised ranging from £1,000 from Queen Victoria to pennies and shillings from the people. ...ze of St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Crystal Palace was opened on 1 May 1851 by Queen Victoria who noted in her diary:

...vil War]], its powers gradually diminishing as the centuries wore on. In [[Queen Victoria]] (r. 1837-1901) the monarchy found itself a purpose in its cohabitation wi

...rams with the ''Théâtrophone''. Listeners ranged from hospital patients to Queen Victoria.

...tor of Civil Law by the [[University of Oxford]], and he was knighted by [[Queen Victoria]] in 1853.

...rams with the ''Théâtrophone''. Listeners ranged from hospital patients to Queen Victoria.

...his design on an earlier work by William Wyon, which portrayed the head of Queen Victoria on a medal. The general populace welcomed the new additions to the postal s

...istocracy. His moralism often angered his upper-class opponents (including Queen Victoria), and his heavy-handed control split the Liberal party. His foreign policy ...was made more unhappy by his unkind reception at his final interview with Queen Victoria, when her longstanding dislike of him was made apparent. He brooded over it